Paranoid Facebook question?

So I had once searched for an old college friend on Facebook, but couldn’t find her. Then one day I saw her picture, and realized she was friends with one of my Facebook friends. She had married, so her name changed, which is why I couldn’t find her. Her profile was private but I clicked on it, to see her profile picture and browse her friend list out of curiosity. (we knew each other pretty well so this is not too weird)

I was pondering whether or not to friend request her – I sometimes agonize over initiating contact with old friends – so I thought for a few days. I decided to do it. However, she is suddenly not listed anywhere – doesn’t come up in a search, is not on my friend’s friend list where I saw her. I knew one of her other friends too, though we are not Facebook friends; I looked at that other friend’s list and she’s not listed there either.

Anyway, I’m paranoid that there is some way for people to know who has searched their name or viewed their friend list on Facebook, and that she somehow knew I had found her profile and then "blacklisted" me from even knowing she exists there. We were friends and had a vague kind of falling out, which I am over but would love to make ammends and just say Hi. But it seems possible she wouldn’t want to hear from me.

I admit, paranoid, but it’s weird that someone with over 100 friends would just disappear from Facebook. Is that she only explanation – that this person just quit Facebook?
Important note: I did not actually send a friend request. Just when I decided I was going to, she disappeared.

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she blocked you.
this means no matter what she does, YOU can’t ever see her… unless that is, you ask your friend whos friends with her if she has facebook..then you’ll really know if she blocked you or just closed her account.

tia_ga | Nov 16, 2009

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yes maybe she decided to get a life outside of facebook
it happens.
donnie | Nov 16, 2009

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She blocked you bro =[
stawrm | Nov 16, 2009

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She ignored the friend request, and either 1. blocked you. Which to you, would make it look like she doesn’t exist, 2. Set her search settings to "Only Friends", so only friends can find her in searches, or 3. like you said, she quit facebook.
You Betcha! | Nov 16, 2009

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There is no way to currently see who has viewed your profile that isn’t your friend, i can assure you of that.

Yeah, I think you’re just being paranoid. She either left facebook or changed her name to something random, people do that sometimes. If you’re really that concerned ask one of your friends, too many people on facebook love to gossip anyway. Drop it in casually, ‘hey, you spoken to X? I haven’t seen her in years!"
slimrizla | Nov 16, 2009

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I AM NEW AT FACEBOOK, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF "BLOCKING YOU" WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPPEN .
stanley | Nov 16, 2009

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